Semba is the king of the popular music of Angola of this time, but you can also find Kazukuta, Kilapanga, Rebita, Dikanza and Merengue among these 100 songs. The CD 4 is mainly ballads. Apart form some songs sung in Portuguese and Umbundo, most of them are sung in Kimbundo (the Luanda and north of Angola language). Angola – As 100 grandes músicas dos anos 60 e 70” is a multilingual musical expression of Angola. Today, the locals still speak more than 20 different dialects, although Portuguese is the official language.

Angola – as 100 grandes músicas dos anos 60 e 70 discovers some of the hidden treasures of Angola from one of the finest creative periods of the country.

”The airy fretwork and reggae-styled basslines by Sofia Rosa (...) are tied to each other by the same longing themes of freedom and hope. Fans of Johnny Clegg and the non-Ladysmith Black Mambazo tracks on Paul Simon's Graceland will be fascinated to hear the roots of those sounds which sound very much alive decades later.” By Zac Johnson, All Music Guide